Hoover Institution senior fellow Fouad Ajami on why Secretary of State John Kerry should focus on Syria, not the Israeli-Palestinian talks. Plus, an update on Egypt. Photo: Associated Press

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I ... we're here today because the Israeli people in the Palestinian people both ... leaders ... willing to heed the call of history ... leaders who will stand strong in the face of criticism and are right now ... for what they know is in their people's best interests ... their commitment to make tough choices ... frankly should give all of us hope ... that ... these negotiations actually have a chance to accomplish something ... mom to Opinion Journal I'm Mary Kissel that was Secretary of State John Kerry ... in these last few days kicking off new peace talks between Israel ... and the Palestinians ... about Hoover institution senior fellow flee added Johnny here ... to break this down for a South Korean ... leaders willing to heed the call of history ... or a Fool's errand which one ... when I think ... we have to respect for the sixteen states weekend says the foods and I think he knows exactly what he's doing ... I think it's the changing the subject ... because in fact the student engages them in place and this time the issue that the piece is gonna blow ... they shoot me he gave this and not of states ... isthe the question is that of the study of the city a ... city is dying city is being destroyed ... and here on his penetrate the city and taken it upon ... soon comes the American diplomat than nuance that is ... the peace process of the nineteen nineties and you know what he ... is quite telling ... even so this is the kind of a knee tend to build respect and from the nineteen nineties ... and thus a month and it's a little effect on in the nineteen nineties ... you know now and in the opening ... decade of of the fun ... of the century I can see where the Obama administration would want to change the subject hundred thousand people to Syria they haven't done anything ... of but why would Israel in BB Netanyahu agreed to participate and stopped what they can say no ... and no tend ... to have us that honestly and president of both have to show up a few in ... the muscle of because they receive a summons ... from the impact from the American sixteen states and presumably ... the president is behind this operation ... I'm skeptical that Barack Obama will give ... John Kerry the authority and the ... andthe discloses to really push for a peace process so what to do is use too often you see what what is being offered was given a timeline which ... suggests the White House is giving him full support weigh ... on him it let's talk a little bit about Syria ... you've written in recent days that the Obama administration ... looked at Iraq and pot of Syria and the other way ... around a round ... is is is that what really influence the decision not to intervene when I think the president made his decision to Philly on an old this this that that followed with commentary ... everyone was pushing Barack Obama to go into the side of the city and ... the Turks would doing of the items were doing this I would ease the quake these ... the monarchies that sentiment ... the decision was made that we would not going to city and the argument was when these toys in Afghanistan ... and when the war in Iraq and that we were not going to open a new front ... and in no way would open a dinner out you know we knew it wouldn't ... whenever the density of the Dionne and deserves as the country ... Miller deal but said it was not really ... analyzed ... we just ... cannot go without safety and isn't enough with the same ... when played out the city ... so we have the knack talks between the Israelis and Palestinians carry focusing on is an issue there ... while Syria and More confirms the enjoyment eaters have sedan in Egypt we also have um violence ... I wanna get your thoughts ... also I'm John Kerry has come to Sunday chips that ... again this week he said ... that in the eye in the military came in to restore democracy ... it's a helpful when no it wasn't because infected dove on the news station was somewhat Cooley and that is this a cool is this not that cool ... is is ... it cool on top of the promotion would lead to cement the game ... it was the month of boneless technology is this a cool is that the coup ... I know a friend who ... aam ... come to include the garage and wrote ... a piece for us and ... who voted ... with the the title of this piece is a story ... that cool is it cool is that cool ... then I think now we're beginning to stay in the prison Obama said the estate ... the decision to cool ... has in it the promise of restoring Egyptian democracy is complete the new Jim Whelan come to an old ... general CC as he is ... and there is an analysis of jealousy see ... the coup maker if you win ... that in many ways he harks back to the park the Pakistani ... general who also makes ... dictatorship with the Islamism in the same maybe we can for the Egyptians and in the meantime ... the Mideast talks ... I'm a sideshow ... while Syria Burns a new and will continue ... I know ... Hoover Institution ... fellow putting it on thank you very much